I’ve been a really tense, moody, anxious and fearful person for a very long time. Sometimes, I still get that way. Just ask the people I’m close to when I’m having an extraordinarily bad day! I may be a great advice giver and self-help guru, but I’m just a human being with my own flaws…
When I was in the 4th grade, my entire class had to learn and perform the Whitney Houston song “The Greatest Love of All” for our spring concert. Why our music teacher thought that a diva’s torch song was appropriate material for a group of 10-year-olds, I’ll never know. This same music teacher also made…
By the time you try to push through the dozens of red roses, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, plush teddy bears, conversation hearts and all of the materialistic aspects of the season, do we really remember what it is all about? Not to sound like Charlie Brown’s buddy Linus, but we tend to focus on the…
I suffered from eating disorders from age 12 until the middle of college. And I’ve realized that society places so much attention on obese people that it often fails to acknowledge those on the flip side: the ones battling anorexia and bulimia. I’m not okay with that. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) reports that more…
As we come to the end of the month, let’s take the time to recap one of the most controversial court cases in history. Saturday, January 22, 2011 was the 38th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court verdict legalizing abortion in the United States. Although this ruling was, and still remains, one of…
You don’t need Mary Poppins to get your home in tip-top (or should we say “spit-spot”) shape. Whether you live alone, with a bunch of sloppy roommates, or have a messy family of your own, getting your place tidy doesn’t necessarily require a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down. Eco-friendly cleaning expert,…
If you’ve been known to scarf down your food because you’re always in a rush, then keep reading. “The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy and Weight Loss” by Marc David, M.A., is a profound, cutting-edge program that helps us to not just focus on the science of nutrition and calorie counting, but on…